Rectangular Snuff Bottle with Lion Head Shoulders in White Jade with Wood Stand

China

Qing period (1644-1911)

  • Titles Rectangular Snuff Bottle with Lion Head Shoulders in White Jade with Wood Stand (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium jade
  • Dimensions Overall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Arthur Griswold in memory of Miss Blanche Chapman, 1969.150
  • Work Type snuff bottle with stopper
  • Classification Containers

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